Crypto headlines you shouldn’t miss

👉 Ethereum led the altcoin market to break a 4 year resistance level — so. freakin. bullish! (read more)

👉 Folks got mad at Circle and Stripe because they decided to launch their own L1s — spoiler: this outrage is way overblown (read more)

👉 Google Search interest for ‘altcoins’ hit a 5-year high, exposing a new alt season setup (read more)

👉 Crypto sold off on Thursday after PPI came in hot. We covered what that means/why you shouldn’t worry too much about it (read more)

👉 We’ve just added a new event to our conference page: European Blockchain Week. Use code “MiLkROADebc” for a 20% discount on tickets. (read more)

Top podcasts of the week 🎙️ 

👉 Bubble or Berkshire? Digital Asset Treasuries Are Buying Billions in Ethereum w/ Avichal (listen in)

👉 Bitcoin’s Golden Bull Run: Treasury Companies, Institutions & Macro Analysis w/ Charles Edwards (listen in)

👉 Milk Road PRO All Acces Portfolio Update - Aug 13, 2025 (listen in)

CHAINLINK UNVEILS STRATEGIC LINK RESERVE

Ever wonder how Chainlink will accelerate its dominance across DeFi and TradFi?

With trillions in tokenized assets set to come onchain, the answer is no longer a mystery. 

Introducing the Chainlink Reserve: a strategic reserve of LINK tokens.

Here’s how it works:

• Funded by onchain and offchain revenue from large enterprises adopting Chainlink

• Accumulates LINK over time

• Built to support the long-term growth of the Chainlink Network

Demand for Chainlink has already created hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. 

With Chainlink being uniquely positioned to power and benefit from the accelerating tokenization wave, the strategic LINK reserve is the jet fuel that propels Chainlink’s journey there. 

Read more about the Chainlink Reserve here.

All the macro stuff you might have missed 🌐

👉 September rate cut locked and loaded? The latest PPI print brings it into question (read more)

👉 Trump is making his mark at the Fed…and his latest appointee is probably going to ruffle some feathers (read more)

The wild sh*t from the degen world 🎲

👉 These 3 charts are begging to pump! Still early. Still cheap (read more)

👉 The next big degen rotation: AI (again). Here are 4 tokens in the DeFAI space we’re looking at (read more)

👉 We just dropped a review on Figure Markets: a platform where you can trade crypto, earn yield, and borrow against your assets (all while keeping full control of your funds). (read more)